Geology, Life and Habitability

Treatise on Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2007, Pages 421-437

  Southam, G ^a   Westall, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Bacteria; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952584668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452748-6.00164-4     Document Type: Chapter

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